Field chest and desk.



PATENTBD JUNE 19, 1906. E. s. SAYER, JR. FIELD CHEST AND DESK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20. 1905.

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PATENTBD JUNE 19 B. s. SAYER, JR. FIELD CHEST AND DESK.

APPLIGATION I'ILBD NOV. 20, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

"EDMUND s; SAYERH-JRW OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

latented June 19, 1966.

Application 516a November 20.1965. Serial No. 288,223.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND S. SAYER, Jr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma,

.Territory of Oklahoma, have invented cer tain new and usefulImprovements in Field Chests and Desks, of which the following is aspecification;

, will subject it, which-will occupy very little space in a tent orthelike, and at the same time will provide a convenient form of writ-'ing-desk and wherein apparel may be placed, and which is provided withanir'nproved construction of legs, which may readily be folded up andwhen folded will form a substantial part of the bracing frame or bars ofthe structure. I

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontelevation of my invention with the supporting-legs in extended position.Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the legs being folded. Fig. 3 is an end viewthereof. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the locking-bar employed. Fig. 5 isa front view with the doors open and one of the legs shown in folded position and the other extended. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section,parts being shown in side elevation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred. to 1n the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

My improved field chest or desk comprises a casing, preferablyconstructed of veneers or other suitable li ht wood, provided with twosides 1, a top 2, ottom 3, and back 4. These main parts are preferablybraced at their edges by wooden strips 5 at the sides and back and top,which are held rigidly together, preferably by metallic corner-pieces 6,as shown, and the edges of the sides between said bracing-strips arepreferably covered with metallic sheathing 7 at both top and bottom. J

ments, arranged one above the other and separated by partition-walls 8.compartments is provided at its frontwith 'a door 9, and all of saiddoors are hinged at one edge to open downwardly and outwardly, as shownin the vertical transverse section in the drawings, and each door islimited and guided in its movement by means of metallic strips 10, whichare secured to opposite sides of the door and are slotted to receive astud or screw 10. Each door 9 is provided at its free edge with a lock11, which'is designed to engage with coacting keepers 12 on the adjacent "portion of the casing when the door is The combined writin deskand chestis divided into any preferre number of compartpigeonholes 14.jSundry of the other compartments are intended as storage-receptaclesfor garments or wearing-apparel or for other articles, and saidcompartments (desig-' nated 15) are provided with extensible drawers 16,each of which co'rnprisesa back 16 and a bottom horizontal member 16*,which is mounted to slide horizontally into and out'of its respectivecompartment within guides 17, as shown.

The supporting-legs for the chest are so arranged that they may befolded out of the way when it is desired to transport the chest from oneplace to another, and each of said legs (designated 18)'is secured toone member 19 of a leaf or strap hinge, the other member 20 of which isattached by screws or the like to the lower end of one of the sidebracing-V strips 5. The said hinges are located on the outer sides ofboth the strips and the legs, and the legs are designed to foldinwardly, as indi'cated in the drawings. Each leg is attachedintermediate-of its ends to one end of a metal brace 21, theother end'of which is provided with a metal stud 22, working in thehorizontally-extending metal -bounded slot 23 of a bottom brace 24, andthe said 'braces and legs are so arranged with respect to their relativelengths that the legs when folded willform a continuation of the lowerbracing-strip 24, as indicated in the bottom' they serve as metalliccorner-pieces to preserve the lower corners of the chest from in ury.

In order to hold each of the legs in its folded position, I preferablyemploy a threaded bolt 26, which is designed to extend through or intothe bottom 3 of the casing or chest proper, there to engage in a nut 26which is preferably countersunk in the inner face of the said bottom.This threaded bolt 26 has anut or washer26 which is set in awell in theleg 18 and under the leaf of the hinge 19, which prevents it from beingwholly withdrawn from the leg, thus avoiding any loose parts. As shown,the locking-bolt 26 serves the additional function of assisting inattaching the member 19 of the strap-hinge to the eg.

27 designates a locking-bar which isprovided at its lower end with aninwardly-extending hook 28,Which is designed to catch under the outerone of the lower braces 24 and to extend upwardly over the closed doors9 in position to prevent access to the respective locks of the doors,and said locking-bar is provided at its upper end with a hasp 29,designed to receive a staple 30, in which a padlock 31 may be located.By this means, in addition to protecting the locks of the vari ous doorsfrom being tampered with, the locking-bar 27 serves as an additionalstrengthening-brace for the chest, and the chest is provided at top andbottom with handles which are preferably formed of strips of rope 32,knotted at their ends and passed through cleats 33.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very durable .andstrong construction of field-chest and one that will be a greatconvenience to a soldier in the field, as it may be readily transportedfrom place to place and may hold various articles of apparel withoutoccupying much space in the tent or the like, as well as serving as aconvenient form of writing-desk.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is 1. Adeviceof the character described com prising a chest or the like provided withstrengthening or binding strips at its sides, hinges one leaf of each ofwhich issecured to the lower ends of the respective bindingstrips andfoldable legs carried by the other leaf of said hinges and arranged tofold inwardly whereby the pintle of the hinge will form a metalliccorner-brace when the legs are in folded position.

2. A device of the character described comprising a chest or the likeprovided with side and bottom strengthening-strips, and legs pivotallyattached to said chest and designed to fold inwardly at opposite sidesof the bottom binding-strip and forming a continuation thereof.

3. A chest or the like provided at its bottom with binding orstrengthening strips ex tending short of the sides thereof, and foldablelegs arranged to form a continuation of said bottom binding-strip whenin folded position.

4. A device of the character described com-,

prising a chest or the like provided at its edges with strengthening orbinding strips metallic corner-pieces for the upper ends of the same,strap-hinges secured to the lower ends of said strips with their pintlesprojecting, and foldable legs carried by said hinges and arranged tofold inwardly, whereby the pintles of said hinges form bottomcornerpieces.

5. A device of the character described comprising a chest or the likeprovided with bottom binding or strengthening strips, legs designed tofold inwardly against opposite ends of said strips whereby to form acontinuation thereof, and means for locking the said legs in foldedposition.

6. A device of the character described comprising a chest or the like,leaf or strap hinges having one member attached to the chest at thelower face thereof, and legs attached to the other member of said hinge,a locking bolt serving as one of the attaching means between the legsand the hinge members, and means designed to en age said bolts to holdthe respective legs in folded position.

7. A device of the character described eo1nprising a chest divided intoa series of compartments, a door for each of said compartments, saiddoors being provided with independent locking means, and a locking-barhaving means whereby it may be secured to said chest and extend over allof said doorlocking means.

8. A device of the character described comprising a chest or the likedivided into compartments each of which is )rovided. with a door havingindependent locking means, and a locking-bar provided at one end with ahook whereby it may be detachably engaged with one end of said chest andarranged to extend over all of the door-locking means, the other end ofsaid locking-bar being provided with means whereby it may be secured tothe chest.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND S. SAYER, JR.

Witnesses:

A. P. BLooKsoM,

H. A. DUNN.

